Adam Summers
Senior Policy Analyst, Reason Foundation
Adam Summers is a senior policy analyst at Reason Foundation, a nonprofit think tank advancing free minds and free markets. He has written extensively on privatization, government reform, law and economics, and various other political and economic topics.
Summers' articles have been published by the Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Baltimore Sun, and numerous others.
Summers earned an M.A. in Economics from George Mason University and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics and Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Public Pensions in San Diego
From â??Americaâ??s Finest Cityâ? to â??Enron-by-the-Seaâ? (and Back Again?)
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Pension Reform Case Study: San Jose
San Jose has cleared a path toward reform that other financially distressed municipalities may use to avoid fiscal ruin
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Payday Lending: Protecting or Harming Consumers?
Many criticisms of payday lending are based on myths. The evidence shows payday lending offers benefits to consumers
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Analyzing State Government Spending
States significantly overspent even when the economy was good
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Developments in Local Government Privatization
Annual Privatization Report 2013 examines local government privatization trends
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Federal Privatization Update
Annual Privatization Report examines privatization and public-private partnership trends at the federal level
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Tax Credits in California: Economic Growth Engine or Wasteful Corporate Welfare?
Shining a light on California's most egregious tax credits and exemptions
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Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in Local Government
Local Government Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2011
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Privatization, Outsourcing and Insourcing Trends in Federal Government
Federal Government Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2011
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Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in Local Government
Local Government Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010
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Privatization, Outsourcing and Insourcing Trends in Federal Government
Federal Government Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010
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Reforming California
How to fix California's budget and schools
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How to Fix California’s Public Pension Crisis
How the state's public pension system broke and how to fix it
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Comparing Private Sector and Government Worker Salaries
Public sector offers ironclad job security and greater pension benefits
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Public-Private Partnerships for Corrections in California
Bridging the gap between crisis and reform
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Savings for San Diego
Outsourcing to Reduce Costs and Improve Services
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Vehicle Fleet Maintenance/Management Outsourcing Opportunities
How San Diego and other cities can reduce the costs of vehicle fleet maintenance and management services